The Tri-City Christian Eagles will square off against the Del Lago Academy Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tri-City Christian comes in on three and Del Lago Academy on four.
Tri-City Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Escondido Charter as Tri-City Christian made off with a 79-55 win. With the Eagles ahead 39-19 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Jeramiah Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8-for-9 en route to 20 points and six boards. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 41.1% three-point shooting accuracy. Donovan Cronkhite was another key player, going 8-for-14 to rack up 19 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Del Lago Academy beat Granite Hills 69-65 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Firebirds have won by exactly four points.
Del Lago Academy pushed their record up to 17-14 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Tri-City Christian, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Tri-City Christian couldn't quite finish off Del Lago Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 56-53. Can Tri-City Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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